We are the Massachusetts @edtrust team focused on promoting educational & racial equity for historically underserved students and families.
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#LiteracyIsLiberation—it's the key to lifelong learning, empowerment, & economic progress. Yet too many children IN #MA, especially in underserved communities, are being left behind. @MassEduEquity has a new statewide campaign to demand systemic change: bit.ly/41wEGa6
What does it mean to honor Latino heritage? It means celebrating our cultures, uplifting student voices, and ensuring the next generation has opportunities to thrive.
Read more: bit.ly/4huq0R0 & bit.ly/3UeTZVi
#LatinoHeritageMonth
This #LatinoHeritageMonth, we're reflecting on how honoring our heritage goes beyond one month. For Carolina, it means helping Latino students see themselves in what they learn every day. Read her story: bit.ly/3UeTZVi
#Education #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching
Great schools don't happen by accident. They happen because a principal shows up every day for students, teachers, and families. Tag a principal who deserves a thank-you 👇
#ThankAPrincipal
This #LatinoHeritageMonth, read Chanthy’s heartfelt reflection as a mother on why representation matters and why every child deserves to see their culture, stories, and identity reflected in school. bit.ly/4huq0R0
Every student deserves a trusted adult to help them navigate what comes next. But too many students lack access to counselors, internships, advanced courses & other opportunities that can shape their future.
Read EdTrust’s new Pathways Policy Principles: edtru.st/3SgElbc
College Savings Month is a reminder that while families do what they can to prepare for the future, making college affordable shouldn’t rest solely on their shoulders. A student’s opportunity to pursue higher education shouldn’t depend on how much their family can afford to save.
Every school should cultivate resilience, creativity, and innovation. That takes fair funding, supported educators, strong instruction, and a real investment in every student’s potential.
#Back2School #EdTrust30
Public education should offer more than a seat in a classroom. It should give every student the teaching, opportunities, resources, and support to discover what they can achieve.
Let’s build a Nation of Promise.
#Back2School #EdTrust30
Going back to school starts with being able to get there. Chronic absenteeism has remained a challenge in #Massachusetts since the pandemic. We asked parents to weigh in and found many barriers affecting families across MA.
Read our full findings here: bit.ly/4xcxajw
The future of education should be shaped with students, families, and communities, not simply for them.
That means relevant learning, supported educators, equitable resources, and schools where every student belongs.
#Back2School #EdTrust30
EdTrust in MA retweeted
Department of Ed says that race should no longer be considered when collecting data on school discipline. We say you cannot address racial disparities by telling schools to ignore race. Our statement:
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EdTrust in MA retweeted
“The Department of Education sent a message today: race doesn’t matter. But the fact is, you cannot address racial disparities in school discipline by telling schools to ignore race. The consequences for Black students are too dire." edtru.st/4wtZNqZ
What’s at stake? Our students’ futures. In a @GBH report, our state director reminded us that these are not peripheral issues. Addressing these realities is central to students' ability to engage and ultimately succeed.
Read more here: bit.ly/4gqJXYt
@MassINCPolling
On #InternationalYouthDay, let’s celebrate the resilience of our youth and recommit to supporting the whole person behind every student we encounter.
#YouthDevelopment #EducationEquity #Advocacy #StudentSuccess #TeachersOfLinkedIn #MAPolicy
Honored to welcome Secretary Zrike to our MEEP meeting. His vision for Massachusetts' new statewide graduation standards reminded us why this work matters — every student deserves a diploma that prepares them for what's next.
#MEEP #MAEducation
@SzrikeSPS
EdTrust in MA retweeted
We're grateful to share this nomination with @EdTrustMA, @Ed4Excellence MA, @ExcelinEd, @Latinos4Ed, @MBAENews, @mass_potential, @teachplusMA, and @mass4charters. 💪
EdTrust in MA retweeted
Exciting news: The Mass Reads Coalition is a finalist for the 2026 @PIEnetwork Eddie for Game Changer Campaign of the Year! 🎉 NCTQ is proud to be part of this coalition, which advanced the Right to Read Act and won evidence-based literacy instruction for all MA students.
Stay in the loop with the EdTrust in #MA team! 📬
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EdTrust in MA retweeted
"We’ve been making strides in early literacy, but a child’s right to read doesn’t expire at the end of third grade. When a teenager can’t make sense of a textbook, a job application, or a college essay, we are narrowing their future — and too often it’s the same students being left behind." Couldn't agree more, @MaryTamerBoston! Massachusetts needs to bring the same urgency we’re showing early literacy to adolescent literacy.
@EdTrustMA’s new report shows that about half of Massachusetts students in grades 6-8 and 10 (nearly 150,000) aren't meeting grade-level benchmarks on the state’s standardized ELA exam, with the biggest disparities for multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and Black and Latino students. Our course-passing rates seem to be masking the problem. Ninth grade ELA course-passing rates are high across every student group, but those numbers don’t match up with 10th grade state exam results. That’s a big sign we’re moving kids through the system instead of making sure they can read at grade level. edtrust.org/rti/beyond-the-e…
Congrats to @MassINC on 30 years! 🎉It's been a pleasure partnering with the team, especially with @MassINCPolling on our parent polls.
As Jennie said, "I don't think there's another org that does it with the accuracy, transparency, + credibility."
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